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Full name Idrettsklubben Start
Founded 19 September 1905; 119 years ago (19 September 1905)
Ground Sør Arena
Kristiansand
Ground Capacity 14,563
Head coach Azar Karadas
League Norwegian First Division
2024 1. divisjon, 12th of 16

Idrettsklubben Start (or simply IK Start, translates to The sports club Start) is a Norwegian football club from the city of Kristiansand that currently plays in the Norwegian First Division, the second tier of the Norwegian football league system. The club was founded on 19 September 1905. The club's current head coach is Azar Karadas. The team plays in yellow jerseys, black shorts and socks at home, and black jerseys, yellow shorts and socks away.

They play their home matches at Sør Arena, the club's own football stadium, opened in 2007. Before moving to Sør Arena, IK Start played their games at Kristiansand Stadion. The team's official supporter club was called "Tigerberget", until 2017, when the IK Start board decided to no longer have an official supporter club.

History

Start were Norwegian champions in 1978 and 1980. They participated in the European Cup in 1979 and 1981, as well as being qualified for the UEFA Champions League 2006–07. The years since 1995 have been turbulent, but recent investments have given greater expectations for the future. In 2004 they won the Norwegian 1. divisjon and were promoted to the top flight.

In 2005 they reached second place, following Vålerenga, after a strong comeback season in the Tippeligaen. For this, Start earned a place in the UEFA Cup 2006.

In 2006, after beating Skála of the Faroe Islands in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup, and Drogheda United of Ireland in the second qualifying round (after penalties), they reached the first round of the UEFA Cup, where they were knocked out by Ajax of the Netherlands.

2007 was a bad year for Start, with problems working as a team and management issues. It led to a disappointing 13th place, leading to Start's relegation to 1. divisjon. In 2008 the club got financial problems. The local government saved the club from bankruptcy. The financial difficulties has plagued Start for several seasons, due to the financial crisis and the Norwegian footballteams overspending, Start being no exception. The last couple of seasons, Start has downsized and saved money, for example by changing the turf on Sør Arena, the hopes being that the savings will keep the wheels turning in Start.

Ahead of the 2009 season, Knut Tørum was appointed head coach of Start. The next two seasons, Start was positioned at the lower half of Tippeligaen although achieving some strong results, like being the only team to beat Rosenborg in 2009, at Rosenborgs homeground Lerkendal, delaying their gold celebration. On 22 June 2011, Start had 13 points in 12 matches, and Tørum decided to resign hours before a cup-match against Strømsgodset, a match Start won without Tørum. Mons Ivar Mjelde replaced Tørum as head coach, but was not able to save Start from relegation. Start started the 2012 1. divisjon in strong fashion, leading the division and winning important matches and won promotion at the end of the season.

Start defeated Stabæk 4–1 on 4 July 2015. From 12 July 2015 to 18 September 2016, Start played 39 consecutive games without a win in Tippeligaen. This is the longest run without winning a single game across any top division in Europe.

Badge

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Former logo of IK Start, used between 2018 and 2021.

Since the club was founded in 1905, the club badge had been a blue and white pennant. In November 2017, the badge was replaced with a more modernised version in all black. The new crest was in use for four years, before Start decided to return to the old one in March 2022.

Achievements

  • Eliteserien:
    • Winners (2): 1978, 1980
    • Runners-up (1): 2005
    • Third place (7): 1973, 1975, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1991, 1992
  • Norwegian Cup:
    • Semi finalist (7): 1975, 1978, 1988, 2000, 2006, 2011, 2018
  • 1. divisjon:
    • Winners (4): 1968, 1972, 2004, 2012
    • Promotion: 1958–59, 1988, 1999, 2001, 2008, 2017

Recent history

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
2002 Tippeligaen ↓ 14 26 2 5 19 21 72 11 Fourth round Relegated to the 1. divisjon
2003 1. divisjon 9 30 12 4 14 53 50 40 Third round
2004 1. divisjon promoted 1 30 24 2 4 71 28 74 Third round Promoted to the Tippeligaen
2005 Tippeligaen 2 26 13 6 7 47 35 45 Fourth round
2006 Tippeligaen 6 26 10 7 9 29 32 37 Semi-final
2007 Tippeligaen ↓ 13 26 6 8 12 34 44 26 Fourth round Relegated to the 1. divisjon
2008 1. divisjon promoted 3 30 17 8 5 58 34 59 Fourth round Promoted to the Tippeligaen
2009 Tippeligaen 9 30 10 10 10 46 52 40 Third round
2010 Tippeligaen 8 30 11 9 10 57 60 42 Quarter-final
2011 Tippeligaen ↓ 15 30 7 5 18 39 61 26 Semi-final Relegated to the 1. divisjon
2012 1. divisjon promoted 1 30 20 6 4 71 35 66 Fourth round Promoted to the Tippeligaen
2013 Tippeligaen 9 30 10 8 12 43 46 38 Quarter-final
2014 Tippeligaen 12 30 10 5 15 47 60 35 Fourth round
2015 Tippeligaen 14 30 5 7 18 35 64 22 Second round
2016 Tippeligaen ↓ 16 30 2 10 18 23 59 16 Third round Relegated to the 1. divisjon
2017 1. divisjon promoted 2 30 16 7 7 57 36 55 Second round Promoted to the Eliteserien
2018 Eliteserien ↓ 15 30 8 5 17 30 54 29 Semi-final Relegated to the 1. divisjon
2019 1. divisjon promoted 3 30 19 5 6 54 31 62 First round Promoted to the Eliteserien
2020 Eliteserien ↓ 15 30 6 9 15 33 56 27 Cancelled Relegated to the 1. divisjon
2021 1. divisjon 9 30 10 8 12 59 59 38 Fourth round
2022 1. divisjon 3 30 16 6 8 63 38 54 Fourth round
2023 1. divisjon 5 30 12 10 8 49 30 46 Third round
2024 1. divisjon 12 30 9 8 13 45 57 35 First round

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Current squad

No. Position Player
1 Norway GK Jasper Silva Torkildsen
2 Norway DF Fredrik Pålerud
4 Norway MF Sivert Sira Hansen
5 Norway DF Nicolas Pignatel Jenssen
6 Republic of the Congo MF Faites Prévu Kaya Makosso
7 Norway FW Sigurd Grønli
8 Norway MF Mathias Grundetjern
9 Norway FW Kristoffer Hoven
11 Norway MF Eirik Schulze
12 Norway GK Herman Seierstad Johnsen
13 Germany DF Sebastian Griesbeck
15 Norway FW Marius Nordal
16 Sweden MF Tom Strannegård
17 Norway FW Sander Richardsen
No. Position Player
18 Norway FW Jonas Lomeland Seim
19 Norway DF Deni Dashaev
20 Norway FW Håkon Lorentzen
21 Norway MF Sander Sjøkvist
22 Norway DF Adrian Eftestad Nilsen
23 Nigeria FW Mustapha Isah (on loan from Randers)
24 Norway DF Jesper Gravdahl
25 Kosovo MF Herolind Shala
27 Norway DF Ludvig Begby (on loan from Fredrikstad)
29 Austria DF Wilhelm Vorsager
37 Norway FW Eythor Bjørgolfsson (on loan from Moss FK)
44 Sweden FW Salim Nkubiri
45 Denmark GK Jacob Pryts

Out on loan

No. Position Player
3 Norway DF Altin Ujkani (at Fløy)
14 Finland DF Kalle Wallius (at IFK Mariehamn)
27 Norway FW Sander Alvestad Svela (at Arendal Fotball)

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Norway Azar Karadas
Assistant coach Norway Thomas Pereira (footballer)
Physio Norway Pål Erik Pedersen
Equipment manager Norway Rune Hægeland

Former head coaches

IK Start coaching history from 1947 to present
  • Håkon Hertzberg (1947–48)
  • Karsten Johannessen (1 Jan 1954 – Dec 31, 1955)
  • Håkon Hertzberg (1956) ·
  • Karsten Johannessen (1 Jan 1957 – Dec 31, 1957)
  • Håkon Hertzberg (1958–60)
  • Karsten Johannessen (1 Jan 1961 – Dec 31, 1961)
  • Håkon Hertzberg (1966)
  • Karsten Johannessen (1 Jan 1967–68)
  • Karl Durspekt (1970)
  • Karsten Johannessen (1 Jan 1971 – Dec 31, 1974)
  • Tor Røste Fossen (1975–77)
  • Karsten Johannessen (1 Jan 1978 – Dec 31, 1981)
  • Svein Hammerø (1982) ·
  • Karsten Johannessen (1 Jan 1985 – Dec 31, 1985)
  • Brian Green (1986–87)
  • Karsten Johannessen (1988 – Dec 31, 1989)
  • Steve Perryman (1995)
  • Teddy Moen (1 Jan 1996 – July 7, 1996)
  • Karsten Johannessen (8 July 1996 – Dec 31, 1996)
  • Jan Halvor Halvorsen (1 Jan 1999 – June 30, 2002)
  • Guðjón Þórðarson (1 July 2002 – Dec 31, 2002)
  • Bård Wiggen (2003)
  • Tom Nordlie (1 Jan 2004 – July 14, 2006)
  • Stig Inge Bjørnebye (15 July 2006 – Sept 5, 2007)
  • Benny Lennartsson (Sept 9, 2007 – Dec 31, 2007)
  • Arne Sandstø (1 Jan 2008 – Dec 31, 2008)
  • Knut Tørum (1 Jan 2009 – July 9, 2011)
  • Mons Ivar Mjelde (10 July 2011 – Sept 4, 2015)
  • Bård Borgersen (Sept 4, 2015 – Dec 31, 2015)
  • Steinar Pedersen (1 Jan 2016 – Sep 29, 2017)
  • Mick Priest (30 Sep 2017 – Dec 1, 2017)
  • Mark Dempsey (1 Dec 2017 – May 18, 2018)
  • Mick Priest (18 May 2018 – 1 June 2018)
  • Kjetil Rekdal (1 June 2018 – 2 April 2019)
  • Jóhannes Harðarson (2 April 2019 – 14 June 2021)
  • Sindre Tjelmeland (14 June 2021 – 9 January 2024)
  • Azar Karadas (8 February 2024 – )

European record

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Agg.
1974–75 UEFA Cup First round Sweden Djurgården 1–2 0–5 1–7
1976–77 UEFA Cup First round Austria Wacker Innsbruck 0–5 1–2 1–7
1977–78 UEFA Cup First round Iceland Fram 6–0 2–0 8–0
Second round Germany Eintracht Braunschweig 1–0 0–4 1–4
1978–79 UEFA Cup First round Denmark Esbjerg 0–0 0–1 0–1
1979–80 European Cup First round France Strasbourg 1–2 0–4 1–6
1981–82 European Cup First round Netherlands AZ 1–3 0–1 1–4
2006–07 UEFA Cup First qualifying round Faroe Islands Skála 3–0 1–0 4–0
Second qualifying round Republic of Ireland Drogheda United 1–0 0–1 1–1 (11–10 (p))
First round Netherlands Ajax 2–5 0–4 2–9

See also

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